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Technology

What it's like to play Call of Duty in a blacker-than-black room

Can a room painted with light-absorbing Vantablack enhance the experience of playing Black Ops 4, the latest game in the Call of Duty series? Our reporter went to find out

Culture

mantis shrimp

Life

Mantis shrimps punch with the force of a bullet - and now we know how

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New Call of Duty trials no-helmet immersion - using superblack paint

Technology

New Call of Duty trials no-helmet immersion - using superblack paint

Culture

coelacanth

Life

Ancient 'living fossil' fish has scales that act as adaptable armour

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Health

Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches

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Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood

Physics

Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood

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A 4D-printed model of the Sydney Opera House

Technology

Watch 4D-printed ceramics form elaborate, shape-shifting structures

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Self-healing graphene could make robots that fix themselves with water

Technology

Self-healing graphene could make robots that fix themselves with water

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Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

Space

Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

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Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood

Technology

Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood

Minuscule machines that act as sensors in smartphones and other devices can be made from crystals extracted from discarded wood instead of silicon

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Technology

Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds

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Physics

Solar-powered nanotech could automatically defrost your car

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Physics

Strange spaghetti crystals shrink when hot and wet

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Technology

Smart solar windows could power your home and also keep it cool

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